2021 Vordingborg municipal election
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| Turnout | 25,589 (68.1%) 5.8pp | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Prior to this election, and in the three elections since the 2007 municipal reform, no mayor had won re-election.
In the 2017 election, Mikael Smed, from the Social Democrats, won the mayor's position.[1] The red bloc parties had won 17 of the 29 seats, so if the blue bloc wanted to take over the mayor's position, it required a net gain of 3 seats.
In the result, the Social Democrats kept the position as the largest party, but lost two seats. Fellow red bloc parties of the Green Left and Red–Green Alliance would however both gain a seat, and although The Alternative lost a seat, a total of 16 red seats was won. Therefore, it looked as though Mikael Smed was on his way to become the first re-elected in the municipality's history.[a] [2] It was eventually confirmed that he would have a second term.[3]
Electoral system
[edit]For elections to Danish municipalities, a number varying from 9 to 31 are chosen to be elected to the municipal council. The seats are then allocated using the D'Hondt method and a closed list proportional representation. Vordingborg Municipality had 29 seats in 2021
Unlike in Danish General Elections, in elections to municipal councils, electoral alliances are allowed.
Electoral alliances
[edit]Source[4]
Electoral Alliance 1
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Social Democrats | Centre-left |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | Centre to Centre-left |
| Green Left | Centre-left to Left-wing |
| Red–Green Alliance | Left-wing to Far-left |
| The Alternative | Centre-left to Left-wing |
Electoral Alliance 2
| Party | Political Position |
|---|---|
| Danish People's Party | Right-wing |
| Fælleslisten | Local Party |
Results by polling station
[edit]Results
[edit]| Party | Votes | % | Seats | +/– | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vordingborg Municipality | |||||
| Social Democrats | 8,921 | 35.56 | 11 | -2 | |
| Venstre | 5,695 | 22.70 | 7 | -1 | |
| Conservatives | 2,790 | 11.12 | 3 | +2 | |
| Green Left | 1,962 | 7.82 | 2 | +1 | |
| Red–Green Alliance | 1,828 | 7.29 | 2 | +1 | |
| New Right | 1,064 | 4.24 | 1 | +1 | |
| Danish People's Party | 1,062 | 4.23 | 1 | -2 | |
| Danish Social Liberal Party | 806 | 3.21 | 1 | 0 | |
| Fælleslisten[b] | 719 | 2.87 | 1 | New | |
| The Alternative | 240 | 0.96 | 0 | -1 | |
| Total | 25,087 | 100.00 | 29 | 0 | |
| Valid votes | 25,087 | 98.04 | |||
| Invalid votes | 106 | 0.41 | |||
| Blank votes | 396 | 1.55 | |||
| Total votes | 25,589 | 100.00 | |||
| Registered voters/turnout | 37,576 | 68.10 | |||
| Source: KMD | |||||
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Mikael Smed har seks børn i husstanden, er politikommissær og ny borgmester i Vordingborg | Nyheder". jyllandsposten (in Danish). 22 November 2017. Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Socialdemokratisk borgmester ser ud til at få fire år mere i Vordingborg | Nyheder". tv2øst (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "KOMMUNALBESTYRELSESMEDLEMMER | Nyheder". vordingborg (in Danish). Retrieved 12 February 2023.
- ^ "Valgene til kommunalbestyrelser og regionsråd den 16. november 2021 | Nyheder" (PDF). dst (in Danish). Retrieved 28 January 2023.